Final I-94 closures in Jefferson County zone season next week (The Capital Times) The final lane closures of the season for the Interstate 94 construction zone in Jefferson County are set for next week, the state Department of Transportation announced. I-94 will have a single lane closure in the eastbound and westbound directions from Airport Road (west of Lake Mills) to Wisconsin 26 (Johnson Creek) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Monday through Thursday. One lane will remain open ...

More snow coming Wednesday, but less than originally expected (The Capital Times) The second snow "event" of December in Madison could be a repeat of the first one, which fell short of early estimates and only produced less than two inches of snow. The first estimates of 3-7 inches of snow on Wednesday from the National Weather Service have now been scaled back. Weather Central meteorologist Brian Olson said the Madison area could get 1-2 inches of snow on Wednesday, while ...

State notes preliminary deer harvest numbers (Watertown Daily Times) Hunters in Dodge County registered fewer deer this year compared with last year over the opening weekend of Wisconsin's nine day hunt, while Jefferson County reported a slight increase in registered deer. Overall the state saw a decrease in deer totals.

Wisconsin - Team Notes (USA Today) Just in case Wisconsin fans hadn't grown accustomed to the maddening ways of their favorite team, along came the Badgers' remarkable regular-season finale against Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse Cal Poly.

Yearlong celebration planned for Lower Wisconsin Riverway (The Capital Times) A yearlong celebration of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway -- the southern 92 miles of the Wisconsin River as it heads toward the Mississippi -- will be launched Dec. 21 on Frank's Hill in the town of Eagle near Muscoda. Gov. Jim Doyle has proclaimed 2009 as the Year of the Riverway in recognition of a 20-year-old project aimed at protecting the riverway and the scenery around it. "The ...

Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball: UW guards against a letdown (Wisconsin State Journal) The thing about beating a Top-10 team is you have to keep sending that message or the original statement has little meaning. That's the task facing the Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team in the wake of its 59-58 win over then-No. 6 Baylor in Saturday's title game of the Paradise Jam. All of the luster of that impressive victory is on the line Tuesday night at the Kohl Center when UW takes ...